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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCHMAN CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
320 AM MST WED DEC 16 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK.
A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS
TO THE AREA...AND BY LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY POSSIBLY SOME ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY(55 PERCENT) UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY(40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13F.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3000
                    FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1600...THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...SALIDA RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.FRENC.01/PUB